The president has worked to protect employers from an encroaching Washington. He is both pro-jobs and pro-business — and we’re all better off for it.

President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address next week, chronicling the many successes of 2017. You can expect the economy to loom large — and for good reason.

With his pro-growth agenda, Trump has delivered economic prosperity to millions of Americans. Job creators and job-seekers alike are benefiting from lower taxes, fewer regulations, and an unwavering commitment to free-market principles not seen since the Reagan years.

But even such glowing economic indicators pale in comparison to public opinion. Consumer confidence remains near a 17-year high, as many Americans plan to increase the spending that propels our free-market economy. In December, the share of Americans planning to buy refrigerators and washing machines — a key consumer barometer — reached its highest point since the 1970s. More than 60% of Americans plan to take a vacation in the next six months, signaling widespread optimism.

Even as Democrats and their media allies fan the flames of anti-Trump “resistance,” the American people are in love with the Trump economy. A whopping two-thirds of Americans describe the economy as “very or fairly good.”

Household names like Apple and Wal-Mart join countless small businesses, many of which plan to use their tax savings to reward employees and grow local communities. To date, the Republican tax bill has already blessed more than 3 million Americans with bonuses.

Its many beneficiaries can thank Trump, whose private-sector experience has given him a unique understanding of pro-growth policymaking. Since his inauguration, the Trump administration has worked diligently to protect employers from an encroaching Washington, knowing that empowering job creators inevitably empowers the working Americans depending on them for financial security.

To that end, Trump’s staff calculates his regulatory rollback — which began on his first day in office — has saved businesses large and small an estimated $8.1 billion over their lifetime, or $570 million a year. Combined with lower tax rates and increased deductions, that can make the difference between the red and the black — and helping employees or not.